About Cadwalader

At Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, we put over 225 years of legal experience and innovation to work for you today. As one of the world's leading advisors to corporations and financial institutions, we have earned a reputation for crafting innovative business and financial solutions and developing precedent-setting legal strategies to achieve our clients' goals. Find out what makes us different.

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We are in the business of delivering results so the truest measure of our success is the success of our clients. By maintaining this focus, we help them to create and launch groundbreaking products, services, concepts and deals and to protect their interests.

Practice

With more than 350 attorneys in offices around the world, clients come to Cadwalader for our ability to handle groundbreaking transactions, complex litigation and novel issues arising in emerging areas of law. Our legacy of crafting innovative business and financial solutions continues today with our work on the most important transactions, disputes, and investigations.

News

Cadwalader attorneys are often called upon to comment on business, financial, political and legal developments around the world as well as on the implications of big deals, noteworthy cases, community news, and proposed legislation.

Breaking new ground.

From commenting on pressing legal and policy issues to explaining the implications of big deals and important court decision for the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, New York Times, as well as a host of other leading news outlets, trade publications, and wire services our attorneys are sought out for their views and perspectives.

Resources

Cadwalader regularly publishes informative and educational materials, including newsletters and news alerts on a range of topics. Our portfolio also includes articles, industry programs, seminars, conferences, and videos.

From explanatory memoranda to pinpointed analysis, we provide our clients and friends with practical guidance in a variety of formats to help them to understand complex issues and make informed decisions about their businesses.

Careers

Cadwalader is a community of talented and driven individuals committed to excellence and innovation. Across departments, offices and borders, we share the common goal of providing world-class client service through the development of a culture that fosters diversity, collaboration and professional growth.

Cadwalader Recognized in 2013 Edition of The Legal 500 US

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, one of the world’s most prominent legal advisors to leading corporations and financial institutions, has again been recognized for excellence across a broad range of practice areas in the 2013 edition of The Legal 500 US, a leading guide to the legal profession. A total of 14 Cadwalader practices were recognized, and 52 attorneys were singled out for their legal skills and experience.

Described as a team of “trusted advisers who understand the industry, as well as legal trends and policy influences affecting antitrust,” the firm’s Antitrust practice is “relied upon for the most important matters” and has “specialist expertise in the hi-tech sector.” Joseph Bial, Andrew Forman, Jonathan Kanter, Peter Moll, Charles (Rick) Rule and Brian Wallach are highlighted.

In the Bank Lending category, Cadwalader is noted for “a quality finance practice,” with Chris McDermott, Michael Niebruegge and Robert Stephens receiving mentions.

The “knowledgeable and commercial” Corporate Restructuring team is “distinguished by its ‘extreme responsiveness’ and by being “very conscious about how it staffs projects.” Mark Ellenberg is recommended.

Cadwalader’s Energy: Regulatory team is “impressive at bringing together FERC and CFTC expertise.” The team is noted for its “strong track record in significant investigations before both bodies, particularly the CFTC.” Terence Healey, Ken Irvin, Greg Lawrence, Paul Pantano and Joseph Williams are singled out.

The Financial Products team received a Tier 1 ranking, and is noted for its “versatility in representing both participants of both the sell and buy side, and for its innovative tax-efficient M&A structured work.” David Miller and Garry Silverstein are highlighted.

The firm is well-regarded in the Financial Services: Regulatory area, led by a team with “very deep knowledge; not just of the law but also of the business practices across the industry,” enabling the group to provide “superior advice to a whole host of major clients.” Cadwalader is also lauded for undertaking the major task of amending all ISDA "master agreements" used by swap dealers in the United States to comply with the Dodd-Frank Act. Scott Cammarn, Steven Lofchie, Jeffrey Robins and Lary Stromfeld are recommended.

In the Mergers & Acquisitions: Large Deals category, Cadwalader is noted for its work on multiple major transactions in the technology, health care and biopharmaceutical industries. Louis Bevilacqua, Christopher Cox, Karen Dewis, R. Ronald Hopkinson, Stewart Kagan, Geoffrey Levin, William Mills III and Gregory Patti are noted as key advisers.

The firm’s Municipal Bankruptcy team is described as “the preeminent practice for sophisticated municipal investors.” Mark Ellenberg, Ivan Loncar, Douglas Mintz and Lary Stromfeld are featured.

Cadwalader’s Patent Litigation group comprises a team of “very good lawyers with on-point technical backgrounds.” James Bailey and Christopher Hughes received mentions.

The firm’s “real estate financing powerhouse” team is “recognized across Wall Street,” with Fredric Altschuler, James Carroll, Melissa Hinkle and William McInerney highlighted.

The Securities Litigation group is “excellent - some of the junior partners in particular are very hard working and smart,” with an “established reputation for handling complex technical cases continues to attract key mandates.” Jason Halper, Jonathan Hoff, Peter Isajiw, Gregory Markel and Martin Seidel are recommended.

The firm’s Structured Finance team, once again ranked in Tier 1, is described as “responsive and, because of their breadth of experience, able to provide valuable advice early.” The attorneys offer “comprehensive expertise in securitization, structured products and derivatives [which] has attracted, and retained, a blue-chip following.” Michael Gambro, Stuart Goldstein, Steven Lofchie, Ivan Loncar, Richard Schetman, Ray Shirazi, Lary Stromfeld and Neil Weidner are noted.

The White-Collar Criminal Defense team “handles the full range of white-collar matters, and has a very strong FCPA bench,” with Raymond Banoun, Peter Clark and Kenneth Wainstein recommended.

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